96 May in My Ai'iarics. 



May ^f//. — l^ileated Jay lolled. This bird was in an 

 aviary with two Azure and one Yucatan Jays, and they had 

 agreed very well together during" the winter. The head and 

 neck of this bird were stripped of flesh when found. 



May f,th. — Three young" Peacock Pheasants hatched. 

 These are pretty little things when first hatched, the back being 

 striped with buff and brown. 



-If ay 6th. — Crimson-headed AIarsh-l)ird killed. This bird 

 was picked up ag"ainst tlie wires of the aviary, and on being sent 

 t the taxidermist, he reported that it showed the cla"wmarks of 

 a cat, but suspect the Jays in the adjoining aviary were the 

 culprits. 



May /th.— Two Yellow Weavers laid. Military Starling 

 killed. The head and neck of this bird was cleared of flesh in a 

 similar way to that of the Jay. 



May 8tli. — Mistle Thrush sitting. The nest, a typical 

 one. was built on the lintel of the door, but the bird sat steadily 

 in spite of this. 



.U(;v QfJi. — Military Starling and Crimson-headed Marsh- 

 bird killed. The heads and necks of these birds were like the 

 others. Suspected a cock ( Jlivaceous Thrush which was seen 

 chasing" a pair of Common Quail. Had its wing cut. 



May lotli. — vSpotted Eagle Owl laid a soft egg. The bird 

 was very mopy the day before this event, and I thought that I 

 should lose her. Suspect that she has got a bit too fat.. 



May nth. — Hen Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer diffusus) 

 laid. This bird was mated to a cock Cutthroat, who was in 

 constant attendance at the nest. 



May I2th. — Yellow-throated S])arrow laid in an artificial 

 nest-box. Hen Diuca Finch and cock ]\Iisto Seed-finch killed. 



Max T^th. — Ground Thrushes nesting". 



Max 14th. — Cock Ground Thrush missing. This bird 

 had been suffering severely from asthma, and I concluded that 

 Hiis was the cause of death. 



Max ff^tli. — Pair Shore Larks and a hen Diamond Dove 

 killed by weasel. This little brute was no doubt the cause of 

 the death of many of the other birds. I had seen it in the 

 aviary early in the year, but as the little Quail. Larks, and other 



